A few weeks ago, I dropped my phone on the pavement. It nearly hit a woman's foot and after she finished bugging out, I picked it up only to find that the screen had shattered. A good friend of mine refers to this phenomenon as "Rodarte for iPhone," but even so, I was less than amused. It served as a lesson: always protect your phone. Hundreds of dollars and a new phone later, I bought a case. To spare all of our readers from the same fate, here are several cool cases, all under $50. Don't be caught without one.

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